Chapter 1458: Training
Everything went smoothly.
After not too long, Gu Qing Shan once again appeared in the forest.
“Did you succeed?” Shroud asked.
Gu Qing Shan opened his palm.
A cl.u.s.ter of black flames silently burnt in the middle of his hand.
“Whoa!”
Epta and Scarlet both gasped.
“How powerful is this Overlord?” Atley excitedly asked.
Shroud explained: “The same level as the Overlord of Radiance, the strongest”
He casually opened his palm to release a brilliant sphere of light.
However, almost immediately, the light in his palm gradually grew dim.
“Huh?”
Shroud was surprised.
Gu Qing Shan’s heart felt heavy, while Reneedol’s expression changed entirely.
Things are still following the predestined path.
The Overlord of Radiance was encircled by almost every Law Behemoth and killed.
It was the strongest Overlord, but still couldn’t go against the collective.
This sort of matter was impossible for mortals to interfere with, and even if they did, the results would still be the same.
No one would be able to go against so many Overlords within the World of Laws.
But after the Overlord of Radiance perished, all of its treasures were left in the Divine Palace of Radiance.
——and this entire trove of treasure later fell into Shroud’s hands.
Reneedol suddenly spoke up: “Perfect, now that Rhode has succeeded—– I have something I want to tell everyone”
She appeared completely solemn, forcing everyone to turn to her.
“Listen to me everyone, when my Fate ability was evolving, I was able to see a short vision of the future”
“In the near future, we will have to face a powerful and terrifying enemy, so much so that if we want to survive, we must now prepare for combat from this very moment”
The group all appeared unconvinced.
They then turned to the light in Shroud’s hand, only to see that it was growing increasingly dimmer until it ultimately faded away.
“Reneedol, are you serious?” Shroud aske.
“I’m very serious. So now, everyone must follow my arrangements in preparation for what I’ve foreseen” Reneedol told them.
Her tone was calm but fast, carrying the natural presence of a superior.
“Rhode, Scarlet is also talented with the Law of Death, you should recommend her and help her get used to that power as soon as possible”
Gu Qing Shan was surprised, but still nodded.
Reneedol then turned to Atley and said: “Rhode has been able to achieve that—– Atley, you should quickly cultivate yourself as well, perhaps you might be able to form a covenant with an Overlord very soon”
Atley looked at the black flame in Rhode’s palm with admiration and asked: “Do you really think I’ll be able to succeed?”
“If you don’t try, you will never be able to succeed” Reneedol coldly replied.
Atley begrudgingly sat down in front of a tree and began to cultivate.
Reneedol turned around and continued to make her arrangements:
“Epta, I’ll teach you tonight—— Shroud, come with me for a little bit, I need to tell you about what happened with the Overlord of Radiance”
She led Shroud deeper into the forest, just the two of them.
“Rhode, do you think Reneedol is right?” Scarlet asked.
Gu Qing Shan pondered for a short moment.
What exactly is Reneedol thinking, making arrangements so early?
Shroud is the last covenant bearer of the Overlord of Radiance.
…Very quickly, he will head into the Divine Palace of Radiance and obtain the treasure trove of the Overlord of Radiance.
All the Law Behemoths will learn of this, then scramble to search for him and take those treasures away.
And so, Reneedol’s current arrangements were actually the most correct course of action.
Gu Qing Shan pulled back his gaze and turned to Scarlet.
This girl was certainly suitable with the Law of Death.
Then…
“Scarlet, are you willing to give up supportive magic and become a spokesperson of Death?” he asked.
Scarlet was surprised by the question, her gaze also became a bit complicated.
“I used to want to become the leader of a team, but from how things are, I am personally too weak…”
“Indeed, there are no longer too many comrades for you to support, so you have to become powerful yourself” Gu Qing Shan followed up.
“I heard that the Overlord of Death is the ent.i.ty who governs over death, will they force me to kill?” Scarlet asked.
Gu Qing Shan purposely answered: “That is very possible. After all, the Law of Death grants us power, but we also need to use the death of living beings to sustain it in return”
Scarlet’s gaze appeared a bit wary, but eventually turned into resolution.
“I’m naturally willing to form a covenant with the Overlord of Death. This is my chance at survival, as well as the source of my strength to protect everyone” she softly answered.
Gu Qing Shan silently nodded.
As a young girl, despite her fear of the Law of Death, she was ultimately able to take this crucial step both this time and the last.
She is truly a talent worthy of nurturing.
This girl Scarlet was most likely Anna’s senior of countless generations ago, so if nothing else, I owe it to Anna to help her.
On the other hand, if I am able to train her well and turn her into a true Combatant, this young girl would also be able to provide a lot of help during this obscured period of history.
Having made up his mind, Gu Qing Shan took out a bottle of liquor and put it in front of Scarlet.
“Very well, then let us begin” Gu Qing Shan said.
“What is this for?” Scarlet asked in surprise.
Gu Qing Shan cleared his throat, then silently explained: “When I consign you to the Overlord, it’ll be your job to offer this bottle of alcohol to them”
“Offering alcohol… will help?” Scarlet was unconvinced.
“That’s right, trust me” Gu Qing Shan replied.
He shoved the bottle into Scarlet’s hand, then made a solemn expression and chanted: “Venerable Overlord of Death, I, Rhode, hereby consign a new covenant bearer; are you willing to bestow your grace and form a covenant with this mortal, thus allowing her to borrow your strength?”
A cl.u.s.ter of black flames appeared in the void of s.p.a.ce:
[I shall allow it]
The black flames manifested out of nowhere, enveloped Scarlet, then disappeared together with her.
A short moment later.
Scarlet reappeared.
She had a complicated expression on her face.
“Is it done?” Gu Qing Shan asked.
“It is, I didn’t think it would be so easy” Scarlet replied.
“It is not easy at all”
Saying that, Gu Qing Shan took out another bottle of liquor and put it in front of Scarlet.
“What now?” Scarlet asked.
“Now, you’ll be training your alcohol tolerance” Gu Qing Shan said very seriously.
He explained: “The better your alcohol tolerance, the better you’d be accustomed to the Law of Death and obtain more power from it”
Scarlet opened her clear eyes wide, stared straight at Gu Qing Shan, then looked at the bottle of liquor, then pinched herself.
“Isn’t alcohol supposed to be the Elders’ drink during a ceremony? How would that grant power?” Scarlet asked.
“About that, the reason for it is quite complicated. You can simply understand alcohol as the concentrated essence of sustenance, the more you drink, the more power you’d be able to gain. Let me show you——-”
He opened the bottle and finished the entire bottle with a single gulp.
“Grant me the power of Death” Gu Qing Shan muttered.
Hoh———
Intense black flames boiled next to him before manifesting into a long-handled black scythe.
Gu Qing Shan held the scythe in front of himself for Scarlet to see.
“Can you sense its power?” he asked.
“I can, this scythe is so stylish, and so very powerful as well” Scarlet’s gaze was locked on the black flame scythe, unable to move away.
“Try it” Gu Qing Shan told her.
Scarlet reached her hand to grasp the scythe.
Suddenly, her hand was repelled by a certain force.
“It rejected me” Scarlet muttered while feeling a sense of loss.
Gu Qing Shan carefully guided her: “This was because your suitability was insufficient. You will need to let the Law feel like you are its compatriot, a similar existence, a comrade worthy of its protection; to do this, you need a medium to quickly tighten your relations with the Overlord”
“How should I do that?” Scarlet asked.
Gu Qing Shan didn’t answer, instead, he took out another bottle of liquor and placed it in front of Scarlet.
This time, Scarlet understood.
“Drinking this kind of beverage…”
She clenched her teeth, held the bottle with both hands, then tilted it upside down into her throat.
Cras.h.!.+
The bottle was completely emptied and thrown to the ground.
Scarlet reached her hand to grasp the long-handled black scythe again.
She was able to grasp it.
At the same time, black flames began to burn more intensely behind her back.
“So it was like this, my power is increasing…”
Scarlet’s eyes glowed brighter, then turned to Gu Qing Shan.
“What’s the matter?” Gu Qing Shan asked.
“Give me another bottle!” Scarlet said.
“…Let us go about this step by step” Gu Qing Shan cautiously told her.
“Why should we stop on the path of pursuing strength?” Scarlet asked doubtfully in return.
As soon as she said that, her expression changed as she staggered backwards and leaned on a nearby tree: “Rhode! What did you put in the alcohol?”
Gu Qing Shan froze and replied: “I didn’t put anything in there”
Scarlet couldn’t hang on any longer and fell limp to the ground.
She kept pointing weakly at Rhode.
Epta and Atley both heard the commotion and came running.
“What happened? Rhode, what did you do to Scarlet?” Atley asked with a strange expression.
Gu Qing Shan helplessly replied: “I really didn’t do anything”
“But I feel uncomfortable all over my body, something must have been wrong with your alcohol” Scarlet insisted while breathing heavily.
Epta didn’t say anything and simply walked up to examine Scarlet’s body.
“What happened to me?” Scarlet asked.
Epta looked at her with a complicated expression and whispered into her ear: “You’re drunk”